Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
paperback. Traces the cultural, political, and religious life of the Jewish people in Spain from Roman antiquity to the expulsion of Jews in 1492. This book attempts to recreate the relationships among Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the period. It offers an illustrated archive of material. Num Pages: 232 pages, 174 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4531 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9788496008274
- ISBN
- 9788496008274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.41
€ 42.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140476
- ISBN
- 9780691140476
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. By sharing individual Chileans' recollections of the Pinochet regime, historian Steve J. Stern provides an analytic framework for understanding memory struggles in history. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338161
- ISBN
- 9780822338161
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Remembering Mass Violence breaks new ground in oral history, new media, and performance studies by exploring what is at stake when we attempt to represent war, genocide, and other violations of human rights in a variety of creative works. Editor(s): High, Steven; Little, Edward; Duong, Thi Ry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614659
- ISBN
- 9781442614659
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.77
€ 42.99
€ 38.77
Hardcover. These recollections centre on the American novelist, poet, screenwriter, journalist, film critic and cult hero, James Agee. Contributors include his widow Mia Agee, John Huston, Anderw Lytle and Walker Evans - his collaborator on "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men". Editor(s): Madden, David; Folks, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319131
- ISBN
- 9780820319131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. This book contains a wide-ranging selection of writings by perennialist author William Stoddart that expose the many false ideologies of postmodernism (forgetting) and call for a return to traditional religion, especially in its mystical dimensions (remembering). Editor(s): Azevedo, Mateus Soares de; Vasconcellos Queiroz, Alberto. Num Pages: 180 pages, 22 charts, 6 b&w ills. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316468
- ISBN
- 9781933316468
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.30
€ 24.99
€ 21.30
Remembering Diana: Cultural Memory and the Reinvention of Authority (P...
Victor Jeleniewski Seidler
Hardcover. Analysing the events surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, Vic Seidler considers the public outpourings of grief and displays of emotion which prompted new kinds of identification and belonging in which communities came together regardless of race, class, gender and sexuality. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JFCA; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230320260
- ISBN
- 9780230320260
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Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. "Analysing the events surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, Vic Seidler considers the public outpourings of grief and displays of emotion which prompted new kinds of identification and belonging in which communities came together regardless of race, class, gender and sexuality"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340163
- ISBN
- 9781349340163
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Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRAM1; HRAX; JFFN; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472591128
- ISBN
- 9781472591128
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Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
Paperback. Exploring the ways in which the GDR has been remembered since its demise in 1989/90, this volume asks how memory of the former state continues to shape contemporary Germany. Its contributors offer multiple perspectives on the GDR and offer new insights into the complex relationship between past and present. Editor(s): Saunders, A. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347926
- ISBN
- 9781349347926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859182321
- ISBN
- 9781859182321
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Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. Remembering 9/11 recalls the afterlife of the tragedy and the shock that led many to ask 'why do they hate us so much?' Engaging with the different voices that attempted to make sense of the trauma, Seidler traces the narratives of fear, loss and vulnerability and the ways in which they evolved into feelings of rage and retribution. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRH; JFD; JHBA; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437177
- ISBN
- 9781349437177
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
paperback. Oral history through a bilingual presentation and skilful analysis of the stories told by the Dakota elder, Eli Taylor. Translator(s): Schommer, Wahpetunwin Carolyn. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803298446
- ISBN
- 9780803298446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262522793
- ISBN
- 9780262522793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.12
€ 47.99
€ 34.12
Hardcover. This collection of essays considers McLuhan's ground-breaking approach within a number of new contexts and explores the distinguishing features of his media theory. Series: Recursions. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789089649508
- ISBN
- 9789089649508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.47
€ 135.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; AFC; AGB; AGH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226567372
- ISBN
- 9780226567372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Paperback / so. Series: Abhandlungen Der Rheinisch-Westfalischen Akademie Der Wissen. Num Pages: 99 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 99
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663018414
- ISBN
- 9783663018414
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Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
Paperback. Focuses on the 'woman question' in the Middle East, when gender became a highly charged nationalist issue tied up in complex ways with the West. This book is a radical challenge to any easy equation of modernity with progress, emancipation, and the empowerment of women. Editor(s): Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057927
- ISBN
- 9780691057927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. "Published for the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (Cuppa), University of Illinois at Chicago, by the University of Illinois Press." Editor(s): Pagano, Michael A. Series: The Urban Agenda. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; MBN; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082207
- ISBN
- 9780252082207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. "Published for the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (Cuppa), University of Illinois at Chicago, by the University of Illinois Press." Editor(s): Pagano, Michael A. Series: The Urban Agenda. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; MBN; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040696
- ISBN
- 9780252040696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.70
€ 117.70